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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

7 Mile Mountain Hike

Instead of running a mile today, I hiked. Mind you this wasn't a hike on a nice even trail. This was a7+ mile hike on very uneven terrain on a trail that sometimes was precarious at best or insanely steep at others.

It felt like the trail to our destination was never ending. It literally took us 2 hrs and 22 minutes to just get through the first 3.5+ miles!! The trail guide says that this trail has 1000 foot gains and a 1200 foot decline as the approximate max. It really was UP and DOWN both ways with cresting mountains 3 times each way.

I went through the most BEAUTIFUL fairy woods I have ever seen in my entire life! I saw an amazing waterfall at the end of the trail that I hear rivals those in Hawaii. It was a little under 5 hours of total hiking time and I have my aches and pains from it but I feel STRONGER THAN EVER for not having given up. :)

1 comment:

Pictures! It's just cruel talking about all that camera gear and that beautiful waterfall and not post pictures.

Hiking can be a better routine for developing fitness than running, especially when done on uneven terrain like you did. You'd still need to add some sprint workouts to get the best benefit, but I love hiking.